Michaella's NEA

Statement of intent The statement of intent is a document that you need to write detailing some aspects of your production, like how you intent to use media language to target your audience and the type of representations you will use to appeal to your target audience. The two questions you need to answer are: Outline your plans for your production including:  How you intend to use  Media Language  to target your intended audience   How you intend to use  Media Representations  that are appropriate to your intended audience Media Language for Magazine: Colour - denotation/connotation. Typography - size, type of font (serif/sans serif) and colour of font. Image - type of shot (CU, MS, LS, etc) and camera angle. Layout - what goes where on the page and the meaning it creates. Above all, you need to consider how these elements create meaning to the audience and how these create the desired representations that your audience will understand. Yo...

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NEA Part 8 - Casting  TASK 2 -  Write a short introduction to the post describing what you intend to achieve.  You may use the sentence at the start of the post to help you come with your own intro. Using this task, I'm going to decide what actors I would like in my products according to the type that I am going to make. By the end of this task, I will have finalised the choice of my actors to increase the popularity of magazine. TASK 3 -  Create a profile for each of your models/actors. J.K Rowling This person is suitable because she is an author. She has wrote many children's books and many people know her from harry potter. This person is not suitable as she is in many places at once. She is very busy and may not have time to be in my magazine.

NEA Part 6 - Product Style Profile Learning Objectives : K: the importance of sketches and planning in the decision making process of creating a magazine. U: how to use sketches to influence your stylistic decisions. BAT: undertake a creative task in which you start the decision making process in terms of style of your magazine. --------------------------------- TASK 2  - Write an introduction to the task that combines the learning objectives into a short paragraph. I am going to learn the importance of sketching and planning. This will help me when I make my magazine. This will help choose the styles I want to use in my magazine. TASK 3 - PLANNING PART 1   Produce up to 3 different sketches of each of the pages you need to create.  These sketches should show a development journey from initial ideas to a final one.   Front cover Double Spread Article What my peers thought of this front cover was that it was good. They had no problem ...

NEA Part 9 - Schedule  TASK 2 -  Create a calendar that highlights your chosen production/photography/filming dates and activities.  Make sure these are realistic so that you can stick to your plan as much as you can. https://calendar.google.com/calendar/r : I can't get the photo  Plenary: I think that is important to produce a schedule as often times things can come up and you lose track of your progress. If you have set times for when you complete your work than you can adjust according to your schedule. I think that i will struggle with taking photos a soften times my hands shake and the photo is blurry. I think I will also struggle with the production of the front cover and the two pages as i'm not very artistic. I will ask for advice on how to improve my production and photo taking. 

NEA Part 7 - Location Information TASK 2  -   Write a short introduction about what this post is all about. The point of this project is to assess and identify the locations I'm going to use for my photographs. This will help me as I am able to identify the locations I am going to use so my work looks more sophisticated. TASK 3   -  Produce images for each of the locations you intend to use and place them in the blog. 1) Chafford Hundred Park Chafford Hundred, Grays RM16 6YS This place is suitable because it has lots of green space for me to take a picture of someone reading a book outside. It could be dangerous as there are many teenagers getting up to mischief. 2) Harris Academy Chafford Hundred- Thurrock Hall Mayflower Rd, London, Chafford Hundred, Grays RM16 6SA This place is suitable as it is very spacious and easily accessible. There are risk hazards such as the floor is very slippery.  3) Harris Academy Chafford Hundred- Library Mayf...

NEA Part 5 - Moodboard - My Mood Board Learning Objectives: K: the advantages and disadvantages of using a mood board to inspire content of new media product. U: how different types of images and fonts can affect the way audiences consume media texts. BAT: produce a mood board that illustrates your initial ideas for your media product. CO: Use media terminology throughout. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------- TASK 2  - Revisit and review your chosen brief... What brief did you choose? I chose an educational magazine. What are the minimum requirements for your chosen production? 5 Original Images Front cover: Strapline Original masterhead/title cover price, barcode, edition number Three cover lines at least one that links to the double page spread article Double page  spread article : Headline,sub-headings,stand-first 300 words in article What is the target audience as prescribed in the brief? 10-...

Audience Profile - My Audience Learning Objectives: K: about audience segmentation. U: how audience segmentation effects media products. BAT: conduct research and create an audience profile for your individual product. CO: Use media terminology throughout. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Task 2  -  Answer the following questions about audience profiling: Name 5 ways in which audiences can be categorised. 1) Age 2) Social class 3) Gender 4) Religion 5) Sexuality Why do you think it's important for media producers to categorise audiences? It is importantly  for media producers to categorise  audiences so they what they should be watching  according top this category . For example children aged 10 and under should not be watching sexual movies. What is the target audience as described in your chosen brief? The target audience is for 10-13 year old's. Give a short explanation ...

Media Theories-  MEDIA THEORIES RESEARCH TASK 2 - Write a short introduction of what you intend to achieve with this post. I'm going to use this post and apply it to my brief. This will help me as it will help me achieve the best possible magazine that I can create. This is way i can apply it to my work whilst learning about media theories at the same time. TASK 3 - Choose 3 different media texts... as long as they link to the brief you've chosen.  How is media theory used in these 3 media products and how these make the text appealing to an intended audience? A media theory that is being used here is Laura Mulvey's female gaze/ male gaze. This makes the text appealing to the male species to read their magazine. Therefore making the magazine more popular.  A media theory that is being used here would be  Richard Dyer   - "Media institutions with power make stereotypes of those will less power". This shown by the front cover of a psychology m...

Intertextuality Research -  INTERTEXTUALITY IN THE MEDIA TASK 2 - WRITE A SHORT INTRODUCTION EXPLAINING WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IN THIS TASK. What i'm going to do in this task is that I'm going get a deeper understanding of intertextuality. I'm also going to learn how I can apply this to my brief/magazine. This will help me as i'm going to use it in my cover lines. TASK 3   –  Choose 3 different media texts... as long as they link to the brief you've chosen.   How and why is intertextuality employed in 2 media products and what effect does this have in their intended audience? Kate Ross imitating  Marylin Monroe. Intertextuality is presented here between Kate Ross and Marylin Monroe. They did this because they want the audience to link the similarities between Kate Ross and Marylin Monroe. This also allows the reader to feel smart. Front Cover of GQ Magazine pays homage to  Marylin Monroe and Kennedy. ...

Media Language and Representations Analysis Task 1  –   How is  media language  used in 2 media products to create meaning through constructing  representations   and following  genre  conventions ? In the magazine 'Scoop', I think that they represent education as something fun. The 'Scoop' does not portray any stereotypes instead it presents information for kids in a fun and kid-friendly way.  They do this by the colours they use.  They use colours such as light blue and pink which are  stereotypical colours. Those colours are accepted by both genders. By photoshopping they have created a front cover that attracts children. The main characters are going to be of different races however I think that i'm going to mostly or all females. They are going to be presented positively because I want the children who are going to read my book to enjoy what I'm writing about. I'm going to use quotes form famous books and put them in...

NEA 30 hours - March 2019 LEARNING OBJECTIVES K: The requirements for each of the briefs set by OCR. U: How to approach the chosen brief, including writing the statement of intent. BAT: Choose a brief and start planning what to write in the statement of intent. CO: Use media terminology (all areas of the theoretical framework) in your written and verbal communication. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Task 1 - Read through the brief and select ONE... write a short paragraph as why you chose it.  Make sure you include the following information in your explanation as well: - What skills do you already have that can help you produce your chosen media texts? - What skills do you intend to develop whilst working on your media texts? I chose Brief 1 where you have to make a front cover and double page spread article for an educational magazine amide at 10-13 years old. I chose this Brief because I ...